Like all liberal arts colleges, part of your time at Temple
will be spent taking general education courses – the “GenEds”. Temple’s
ultimate goal with the GenEd curriculum is “equipping students
to make connections between what they learn, their lives and their
communities”. Even with this in mind, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose
GenEds serve in our education. As aspiring PR professionals, classes like “The
Chemistry of Wine” and “Math Patterns” don’t offer much in the way of preparing
us for our careers. But there are ways to take advantage of your GenEd
requirements and make the classes work for you.
With so many options, choosing your GenEds can seem like a
difficult task, but it helps to consider your professional goals and take note
of specific skills you (and potential employers) find important. Forbes.com
lists the top 10 skills employers most want in recent
graduates, as determined by the National Association of Colleges and Employers
(NACE). The list highlights basic skills like working in a team environment and
problem solving, and other more specific skills like data analysis and software
knowledge.
Using this list as a guide, here are a few suggestions for more
relevant GenEd courses:
